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dinsdag 17 juli 2012

Zakka Project 16 - Patchwork Ribbon

Once again, I did not really feel like making one of the zakka projects, this time the patchwork ribbon. When will I ever use a patchwork ribbon? But then I read this post on The Patchsmith and this one by Linda. They both had trouble with the pattern in the book, but had very good tips.

I pealed off some of the interfacing paper from one end of each strip, after figuring out how I wanted to place them", cut off 1/4" and then put it over the end of the following strip, ironing them together,

I stamped some meaningful words to me on the linen, rolled the ribbon around an old bobbin - that had been waiting for this project a long time - and there, again I am happy with the result of my zakka project.

It is so much fun, to discover that a project that I didn't want to make, turns out into something I really like, by being inspired by others and by a picture, that I came across by accident. I will not use the ribbon for a present, but unwind it once in a while and enjoy it.

What a timely post Simone, and thank you for the links too. Somehow I was dreaming last night of making the patchwork ribbon for Christmas, I though it would look nice with the presents wrapped in brown paper and tied with the ribbon. Now, I'm not so sure. It seems like an enormous amount of effort and I'd be sewing for hours to make enough. Yours is lovely though, and I can understand why you might not want to use it.

I think the Zakka book would frustrate me as some of the ideas haven't been thought through properly. It is so good that Blogland has an inventive sewing commumity to solve problems. Well done on persevering and finishing with something you like.